Historic Jury Verdict in Seattle Children’s Hospital Class Action
On February 8th, 2024, in a historic jury verdict, Seattle Children's Hospital was held responsible for exposing two babies and an eleven-year-old to aspergillus fungus in the operating room during heart surgery. These three cases are the first of more than seventy additional plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit that was certified...
Stritmatter Firm files wrongful death lawsuit against EzriCare and Amazon for contaminated eye drops
Seattle, WA – Stritmatter Law filed a wrongful death lawsuit against EzriCare, the brand name of eye drops recalled due to contamination with treatment-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa. The company’s eye drops led to the tragic death of Prafull Thakkar, a husband of 52 years and father of two children. Mr. Thakkar’s death was...
Three Stritmatter attorneys named “Best Personal Injury Lawyers” in Seattle
We are so proud to announce that Forbes Advisor recently named three of our Stritmatter attorneys – Karen Koehler, Andrew Ackley, and Lisa Benedetti – as “Best Personal Injury Lawyers” in Seattle in 2023!
Check out Forbes Advisor and below why they...
Class action certification granted in lawsuit against Seattle Children’s Hospital for exposing its child patients to Aspergillus fungus
Seattle, WA - Following three years of litigation, Judge Jim Rogers of King County Superior Court, certified a class action for all Seattle Children Hospital patients who were exposed to Aspergillus fungus in the hospital between December 2, 2016, and November 2019, and received preventative medical treatment resulting in damages.
Stritmatter Law Files Fraud Case Against Seattle University College of Nursing
Seattle, WA – Today, Stritmatter Law filed a lawsuit against the Seattle University College of Nursing for advertising, enrolling students, and accepting tuition for a master’s degree the school was neither accredited nor licensed to offer. We filed this lawsuit in King County Superior Court, along with attorney
Jury reaches $3.327 Millon Verdict in Sensational Civil Murder Case
On Friday, March 25, 2022, a Grant County jury entered a verdict on a sensational civil murder case.
Tim McNamara (then 66), a small farm operator in Soap Lake, began a romantic relationship with his niece (then 41) in July 2012. Within five months he had paid off all...
Preparing for Your Consultation with a Personal Injury Lawyer
By: Andrew Ackley
DOCUMENTS TO BRING TO YOUR FREE PERSONAL INJURY CONSULTATIONThere are no...
15 More Patients Join Class Action Lawsuit Plus Another Major Medical Negligence Lawsuit filed against Seattle Children’s Hospital by Stritmatter Law Firm and Layman Firm
15 more children and their families, through their attorneys Stritmatter Firm and Layman Firm, have brought a motion to join the Class Action lawsuit against Seattle Children’s Hospital for potentially deadly Aspergillus fungus exposure. Because four cases in the group have now settled, this means there are a total of19 cases remaining.
Coronavirus Facts, Updates, and Community
Updated March 23, 2020:
NEW LEGAL ORDERS IN WASHINGTON:Governor Inslee has issued a series of executive orders addressing COVID-19. All are accessible here. Some important ones to note:
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Seattle Children’s Hospital for Aspergillus Mold
Today, Stritmatter Law in association with Layman Law Firm has filed a Class Action Complaint against Seattle Children’s Hospital regarding instances of Aspergillus mold contamination going back as early as 2000. The Complaint alleges as follows:
For decades Defendant Seattle Children’s Hospital Medical Center has been one of the...